Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rubén Jorge Israel Yelen | ||
Date of birth | 8 December 1955 | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Teams managed | |||
Years | Team | ||
1995 | Cerrito | ||
1996 | Rentistas | ||
1997 | Progreso | ||
1998 | Miramar Misiones | ||
1999 | Huracán Buceo | ||
1999 | Rampla Juniors | ||
2000 | Huracán Buceo | ||
2002–2003 | Rentistas | ||
2004 | Atenas de San Carlos | ||
2007–2008 | Libertad | ||
2009 | Santa Fe | ||
2009–2010 | Unión Española | ||
2011–2012 | El Salvador | ||
2012–2013 | Libertad | ||
2013–2014 | Atlante | ||
2014–2015 | Barcelona SC | ||
2015– | Millonarios |
Rubén Jorge Israel Yelen (born 8 December 1955) is a former Uruguayan footballer and current manager of Millonarios
In the Paraguayan championships, since the start of the Clausura 2007 tournament, Israel coached Club Libertad in 68 matches. His record was 48 wins, 16 draws, and just 4 defeats. In the 2007 Clausura, Libertad broke a national record for a short tournament with a total of 55 points. In the Apertura 2008, Club Libertad surpassed the record with a total of 57 points.
Also, as coach Rubén Israel, Libertad broke a third national: the annual cumulative, adding up a total of 101 points in 2008 (he added 95 in 2007).
For the first tri-championship in its history, Club Libertad scored 53 goals, the top scoring team of Apertura 2008, and only allowed 13 goals, becoming the team with the best defence. Under Israel, Libertad qualified for the 2009 Copa Libertadores and 2009 Copa Sudamericana.
The 6th Annual Premios Fox Sports named Rubén Israel as the best football coach and named Club Libertad of Paraguay the best football team.
In May 2009 there was speculation that Israel would be the new coach of Atlético Nacional, and negotiations reached an advanced point. However, the emergence of several businessmen in the middle of it was that Israel desist from directing the club. Shortly after, Israel was confirmed as the new coach of Santa Fe. A month later, on June 29, Israel resigned after receiving death threats if he did not include a player in the line-up. Israel and the player in question later wound up on the same team, Unión Española.
In October 2009 Isrel assumed the leadership of Unión Española, and took them to 14th place in the standings, improving their performance. They qualified for the play-offs, and were eliminated by Deportes La Serena. In the post after a year of technical management of the club leaving the team in 5th position on league area Pre-Libertadores 2011 and reaching the quarterfinals of Copa Chile.